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Rupert Sargent Holland
1878–1952
Best known for lively historical adventures and biographies for young readers, this American writer turned the past into fast-moving stories full of energy and curiosity. His books often brought famous people and events within easy reach for new generations of readers.
9 Audiobooks
Builders of United Italy
by Rupert Sargent Holland
Historic Events of Colonial Days
by Rupert Sargent Holland
Lafayette, We Come! The Story of How a Young Frenchman Fought for Liberty in America and How America Now Fights for Liberty in France
by Rupert Sargent Holland
Historic Boyhoods
by Rupert Sargent Holland
Historic Inventions
by Rupert Sargent Holland
William Penn
by Rupert Sargent Holland
Historic Girlhoods, Part One
by Rupert Sargent Holland
Peter Cotterell's Treasure
by Rupert Sargent Holland
Historic Adventures: Tales from American History
by Rupert Sargent Holland
About the author
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, on October 15, 1878, Rupert Sargent Holland became a prolific American author whose work ranged from children's history and adventure books to fiction and magazine writing. Sources also indicate that, after graduating from Harvard, he practiced law for a time before deciding to write full time.
Holland is especially remembered for books that introduced younger readers to history through vivid storytelling. Works associated with him include Historic Boyhoods, Lafayette, We Come!, The Boy Scouts of Birch-Bark Island, and retellings such as King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. He also wrote for magazines including The Atlantic, showing the breadth of his interests beyond children's books.
He spent much of his life near Philadelphia and died in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, on May 3, 1952. Even now, his writing stands out for making historical subjects feel approachable, brisk, and genuinely fun to read.